101 + WAYS TO PROMOTE READING

MASL SPRING CONFERENCEAPRIL 2011

Brenda SteffensPK-12 Librarian

Morgan County R-I SchoolStover

bsteffens@mcr1.stovermo.com

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Reading is to the mind what exercise

is to the body.Joseph Addison

1. Building Block Award• Preschool through Kindergarten• Missouri Library Association• http://molib.org/BuildingBlock.html

2. Show Me Readers Award• Grades first through third• Missouri Association of School

Librarians• http://www.maslonline.org/?

page=showme_readers

3. Mark Twain Award• Grades 4-5• MASL• Posters

4. Truman Award• Grades 6-8• MASL• Posters

5. Gateway Award• Grades 9-12• MASL• Posters

6. Caldecott Club• Student read a certain number of Caldecott

winners and become a member of the club• http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/

awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.cfm

7. Newbery Club• same as Caldecott

8. Reading Circle• Sponsored by MSTA• New guidelines• www.msta.org/readingcircle

9. Read poster• make your own or purchase from

ALA

READ POSTERS

10. Author visits• can get a grant from Missouri State

Library• http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/

development/grants.asp

11. Skype• Can’t afford an author you can Skype an

author for free. http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/

12. Facebook• School library Facebook with information

about books and activities.

13. Twitter• Another way such as Facebook• Follow other people and find out what

works

14. Children’s Book Week• http://www.bookweekonline.com/• May2-8, 2011

The more that you read, the more things you will

know. The more that you learn, the more places

you’ll go. Dr. Seuss

15. Teen Week• http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yals

a/teenreading/trw/trw2010/home.cfm• Wrestle Mania

16. National Gaming Day• Nov. 13—can get free game by signing

up. • Sponsor this event in your library or

classroom.

17. Poetry Month• April• http://www.poets.org/page.php/

prmID/41

18. Humor Month• April• Joke Contest• http://www.humormonth.com/

19. National Book Month• http://www.nationalbook.org/nbm.html• October

20. Read a New Book Month• December/September

21. National Young Readers Day• November 9• Created by Pizza Hut

22. National Game and Puzzle Week• November 21-26, 2010

23. Book Club for students• Meet during lunch• Read any type of book and talk about it

24. Book Clubs for staff• Meet weekly at 7:15• Bagels and coffee• Have a name—TMZ• Read different books

25. Reading Bags—Bulldog Read Bags• Each bag has 7 books and send home

once a week

26. Summer Reading Program• Can work with public library or get a

grant from the Missouri State Library• Grant is due November 15

27. Book Mobile• Deliver books in the summer to areas

that don’t have access to books

28. I Love this book• video with students showing their

favorite book saying “I Love This Book”• Show video at lunch or in the library

29. Paper• Demco sells special paper

30. Movie Nights• Show movies in the library. • Get a license.

Children are made readers on the laps

of their parents.

31. Magazines• Buy magazines the students really like

and want to read.

32. Kindle/Nook• Have eBooks for the students.

33. Playaways• Great for students who may not like to

read

34. Graphic Novels

35. Videos /DVD• Let students check out

36. Book Displays• New books, Award books, holidays, etc

37. Signs• Display some books with a sign that

says “These books were purchased for the Middle School Students”

38. Stuffed animals • Book characters• Kohl's

39. Decorations• Lots of book related and book character items

40. T-shirts• Wear reading related shirts. Stop Falling,

Highsmith, Kohl's, ect.• Decorating• Design your own

41. Tattoos• Reading tattoos and make special ones

42. Magnets for Car• Bulldogs Read

43. Fair and parades• Hand out tattoos at fairs and drive car in

parades.

44. Theme• Use one theme—Bulldogs Read

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”

Walt Disney

45. Bulletin Boards• Different themes

46. Slide Picture Frames• Pictures • Book trailers• Activities

47. Signs outside of teachers classrooms that say “I’m reading________________

48. Bookmark contest

49. Poster contest

50. Book trailers• YouTube • Make your own.• Photo 3• Schooltube• Teachertube

51. Blogs• Award

52. Dress Up Days• Get tied up in reading• Reading comes in all colors.• Hats off to reading• Go hunting for a good book• Sock it to Reading• Stick to reading—Stickers• Favorite characters• Don’t sweat it! Read• Peace out

53. Book Fairs

54. Record your own book blurbs• Use recording cards

55. Reading Quotes• http://www.etni.org.il/quotes/reading.htm• http://www.quotegarden.com/books.html

56. Author websites• http://www.delicious.com/

57. Newsletters• Keep parents and students informed

58. Day Cares• Read to the kids• Let them have books also

59. Use this poem before reading a book- In this box is a surprise for you. To make you feel happy when you are blue.To make you feel as special as you are like a bright

and shining twinkling star.Let’s open up the box, Oh my, take a look.It’s a gift for my friends. It’s a ___________ book.We will sit by the story bench as quiet as can be and

read this story just you and me.

60. Post pictures of kids reading. • Adults also

61. Newspapers• Spread the news about reading.

62. Costumes• Rent or borrow book character costumes• http://www.costumespecialists.com/

childrens_book_characters.html

Reading is the basic tool in the living of a

good life.Mortimer J. Adler

63. Teen Nights• Crafts, activities, special events for teens.

64. Student Advisory Committees• Middle School• High School

65. Contests• Prizes for contests

66. 100 books in a year.• Challenge the students and staff to read

100 books in one school year• Blog your books

67. Books as prizes

68. Quilts• Decorate with quilts that the students help

make.

69. Publishers• Will send bookmarks, posters, galley

copies and even books for free.

70. Workshops• Great place to get ideas• Missouri State Library puts on free

workshops

71. Books• Buy what they want to read

72. Web Junction• join this discussion group and take classes

and have a chance to communicate with other librarians

73. Listservs• Lm_Net• MASL

74. Grants• Missouri State Library offers lots• Pepsi• Target• Dollar General

75. Reading Extravaganza• Celebrate reading• Games• Crafts• Food

76. Post signs outside of school

77. White board with speakers

78. Calendars• Display book character calendars in the

library

79. Clocks• Highsmith or decorate your own.

80. Story Bench

81. Activity Kits • Online to go along with books

82. Book Swaps• Hold book swaps so students can

exchange books

83. Poetry • Poem in my pocket

84. Nonfiction

86. Flip cameras• Record book trailers• Record book blurbs• Easy to use

86. Dear time or SSR

87. Suggestion Box• Students can make suggestions easily

88. Book Review Wall• Students write book reviews and post on

the wall

89. Pumpkins• Pumpkin carvings in the library• http://www.flickr.com/photos/• aj_fotos/sets/• 72157625109250067/

“A book is like a garden carried in your

pocket.”Chinese Proverb

90. Professional Books

91. Songs • Use songs to promote reading

92. Signature on E-mail—Now reading________

96. Jewelry

97. All I Really Needed to Know We Learned From Children’s Books

All We Really Needed to Know We Learned From Children's Books(Seen in the 1998 movie "You've Got Mail!")

Do something to make the world more beautiful. (Miss Rumphius)Clean up the house when you're through playing. (Cat in the Hat)You don't have to fight if you don't want to. (The Story of Ferdinand the Bull)We're all meant to need each other. (Missing May) Stay golden. (The Outsiders) If you think you can, you can. (The Little Engine That Could)Don't leave home without your purple crayon! (Harold and the Purple Crayon)Eat a balanced meal every day. (Bread and Jam for Frances) There's no place like home. (The Wizard of Oz)Never eat someone else's vegetables. (The Tale of Peter Rabbit)

It doesn't matter how small you are. (The Borrowers)It doesn't matter how big you are. (The BFG)Don't cross the street without your mother! (Make Way for Ducklings)Never eat the last piece of the puzzle! (Curious George Goes to the Hospital)Ole Golly is right. Sometimes you have to die. (Harriet the Spy) Be glad you live in a world where there are Octobers. (Anne of Green Gables) Expect all the summers to be magic ones. (Gone Away Lake) A person is a person no matter how small. (Horton Hatches an Egg)

“There is no substitute for books in the life of

a child.”Mary Ellen Chase

98. Puppets• www.kizclub.com• Interactive stories• Involve the students

99. Critter Sitters• Bag with a small stuffed animal, puzzle,

book, and activity sheet .• Take turns taking it home.

100. Vote for your favorite books• Hold an election and have the students pick

out their favorite books.

101. Puzzles

102. Library Cards and Book Sticks• Mark where popular authors and or series

are located for the students.

102. Prizes that reflect reading• Have students pick out prizes that they

would like. High School Students especially.

103. Dial a Story• Have students or teachers record a

different story each week.

104. Coffee House Night• Host a night and let students perform• Serve coffee, hot chocolate, etc

105. One Book• Hold one of your own• Participate in one

106. Authors birthdays

107. Wal-Mart, Target, etc• Display or have a special activity for Dr.

Seuss’ birthday, or special reading days

108. Very Hungry Caterpillar Day• Read the story over the intercom with

each teacher having a copy of the book in their room.

• March 20

109. Bulldog Reading Nights• Held monthly—well almost monthly at the

three locations• Programs held for parents and for the kids• Teachers sign up to attend at least one

Reading Night a month• Each month has a theme

110. READ, READ, READ!• Be an example

“Today a reader, tomorrow a

leader.”W. Fusselman

You Can Learn to Read

You’re staring at the page and you’re upset*You can’t understand a single word that it says*You just can’t read the story like they do*

You’re in your room, it’s a typical day, you’re bored*You need to read to let your imagination soar*But you just can’t read the stories like they do*

So many good books, open up and take a look*But with silent Es, Qs and Us, you’re getting confused*Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find*That you can make some sense out of all those little lines*

If you could see how all those letters work together*Line ‘em up and sound ‘em out, then you’d see*You can learn to read, you can learn to read*

Reading all the words and knowing what they mean*I can’t help thinking this is how it ought to be*Laughing on a park bench, reading to yourself--Hey, isn’t this easy?*

There’s somethin’ ‘bout reading that can turn your life around*‘Specially when you find a book that you can’t put down*You say you’re fine, I know you better than that*I know you wanna read a book like that*

History and dinosaurs, fairy tales, cookbooks*Animals and astronauts, Goosebumps and joke books*Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find*That you can make some sense out of all those little lines*

If you could see how all those letters work together*Line ‘em up and sound ‘em out, then you’d see*You can learn to read*

Standing by and watching how your mom reads*All this time, how could you not know, baby?*You can learn to read, you can learn to read*

Oh, pretty soon you’ll be reading ‘neath the covers in the middle of the night*All the books that make you laugh and the books that make you cry*You’ll have your favorite ones and you’ll share them with your friends*Think I know it won’t belong, think I know how this will end….*

*Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me”; new lyrics by Kristi Hazelrigg *

• Kristi Hazelrigg, who is the librarian at Parkview Elementary in Oklahoma City has created a video to help reluctant younger readers feel better about the sometimes daunting aspects of learning to read. She got the idea for the video last summer while listening to Taylor Swift’s son, “You Belong to Me.” She wrote her own lyrics, and SINGS IT HERSELF!!!

• Here are the links to her video: On 4shared: https://www.4shared.com/video/R1F0ZC_g/You_Can_Learn_to_Read.html

• On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeHgVhZ7RFo